Climate Change – Page 5 – UC Irvine Wen Public Health

Firehouse, August 27, 2022

Elderly Particularly Vulnerable During Wildfires

"Whether you're looking at wildfire frequency, or you're looking at the area burned by wildfires, the proportion of elderly people increases in a fairly linear way as you get into census tracts of higher risk," (Shahir Masri)

Marketplace, August 3, 2022

Wildfires disproportionately affect low-income Americans, study finds

"That study’s author, research scientist Shahir Masri, said what we’re seeing here is how climate change and its effects – like worsening wildfires – are linked to inequality, whether we’re talking about floods or air pollution or extreme heat waves." (Shahir Masri)

News18, June 30, 2022

Study Proves Adverse Psychological Impact of Repeated Hurricane

"We show that people are not likely to habituate, or get used to, climate-related natural disasters that will increase in frequency and severity in the years to come." (Dana Garfin)

Salon, September 25, 2021

Why reducing lead exposure is part of an Orange County city’s new climate pledge

"In 2020, it released a study, led by a team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine, that analyzed more than 1,500 soil samples collected throughout the city." (Jun Wu, Alana Lebron, Shahir Masiri)

The Hill, July 25, 2021

As fires and floods continue, citizens must demand climate action

"When I began covering climate-related natural disasters back in 2017, the events that made national news ranged from California’s record-breaking Thomas Fire to the back-to-back Category-5 hurricanes that whipped through the Gulf, one of which depopulated a Caribbean island and the other which killed thousands after leaving Puerto Rico in ruins." (Shahir Masri)